[vir.e.lay] n [ME, fr. MF virelai] (14c): a chiefly French verse form consisting of stanzas of indeterminate length and number with alternating long and short lines and interlaced rhyme (as abab bcbc cdcd dada)
VIRELAY
Meaning of VIRELAY in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012